Solo Assault Guide by Korvana

Solo Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD.

Objective: Kill all 14 Leujaoam Worms. Consult map.

• Rune of Release will spawn at (I-8), through the north tunnel.

My run: Cleared in 8:59 as DRG/SAM.

Solo Difficulty: Very Hard

Duo Difficulty: Easy

Recommended Jobs: Good healing, refresh, low evasion/parrying/shield, high defense. SCH/RDM, RDM/SCH, WHM/RDM.

Obtain a low-damage weapon and an armor set with no +evasion. For example, Orvail Armor Set.

As of May 14, 2015, Mamool Ja will use their TP abilities more frequently.

Objective: Find Brujeel.

• There are three gates in the N, SW, and SE corners, and Brujeel will be behind a random one.
• Lure a Mamool Ja to a gate and put yourself right up against it, so that any TP moves they use will hit the gate behind you. Do not allow a pet to gain enmity, as this will turn the mob.
  • There are four weapon-wielding Mamool Ja in the pit, and three more in the cavern area in the NW, NE, and S corners. Avoid or kill the NIN-type Mamool Ja that do not have weapons.
  • The gate will break when the gate is hit with Firespit 4 times, or once with Axe Throw or Staff Toss.
    • Axe Throw and Staff Toss become unusable after the Mamool Ja loses its weapon, which occurs frequently (~20%) upon receiving a critical hit or weapon skill. If it loses its weapon, quickly kill it using black magic or your main weapon, and grab a new Mamool Ja from the NW, NE, or S corner if necessary.
  • Being attacked by two or more mobs at a time may prevent you from checking the Pot Hatch. Kill quickly if this happens.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (J-8) in the middle.

My run: Failed as RNG/DNC. Did not anticipate the high likelihood of breaking weapons.

Failed as DRG/RDM. Wyvern often turned mobs, and could not dismiss without losing primary heal source.

Cleared in 11:31 as SCH/RDM. Two Mamools lost their weapons before Staff Toss was used; Brujeel was behind first gate. I believe I could have checked all three gates within the time given.

Solo Difficulty: Easy

Recommended Jobs: Treasure Hunter, high attack speed. THF/DNC, DNC/THF, NIN/DNC, MNK/DNC.

Objective: Break all 5 Brittle Rock walls.

• Damage against Brittle Rock caps at 20 from any source. Brittle Rock has roughly 2,325 HP.
  • Anecdotes on main walkthrough indicate damage cap of 22.
  • Maximize attack speed through Haste+, Dual Wield/Martial Arts, Double/Triple/Quadruple Attack, low-delay weapons, and buffs like Haste, Haste Samba, and Saber Dance. Box Step level 5 increases average damage by roughly 2 points. Food seems to have little to no effect.
  • Alternatively, a /BLM can cast Bio II, Burn, Choke, and Shock, which together will inflict 17 damage per Tick. This strategy has not been tested solo.
• Kill Qiqirn to obtain Qiqirn Mine. To use them, attack a wall, use the Qiqirn Mine, and stay engaged until it detonates (10 seconds). Qiqirn Mine will destroy the wall instantly. Disengaging from the wall will waste the mine.
  • Treasure Hunter may or may not increase Qiqirn Mine drop rate.
  • Qiqirn Mine is not , so you can carry multiples.
  • Causing a Volcanic Bomb to Self-Destruct near a wall has no effect.
• See map. After the first wall, destroy the northern wall next, then head southeast and destroy the final three.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (E-10). Use Invisible to avoid Bombs.

My run: Cleared in 19:05 as THF/DNC with Atoyac (97 DMG 200 Delay) and Aphotic Kukri (91 DMG 200 Delay), 25% Haste, 25+5% Dual Wield, 9% Double Attack, 16+2% Triple Attack, and Haste Samba. Base damage against walls was roughly 13-18, 14-20 after inflicting Box Step level 5, with critical hits of 18-20. Obtained two Qiqirn Mines, but probably could have destroyed all 5 walls without any drops.

Solo Difficulty: Very Hard

Duo Difficulty: Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD with movement speed+, fast pulls, Flee. DRG/THF, MNK/THF, WAR/THF. SMN for maximum ease.

This Assault should not be attempted solo on a spotty internet connection.

Objective: Escort Excaliace to the end.

• Unlike normal escort missions he cannot be controlled, though his behavior is predictable.
  • He will begin moving forward at 50% speed when you come within 10' of him. His path through the map is randomly set at the start of the Assault, and cannot be changed.
  • There are about 30 invisible "checkpoints" along his path.
    • If he arrives at a checkpoint and you are not within 10' of him, he will attempt to escape at 75% speed, heading back to the entrance. "Now's my chance!"
      • If he returns to the entrance, you will fail the Assault.
    • If you are within 5' of him at a checkpoint, he will stop. "Someone's been eating too much garlic..." Move more than 5' away and he will resume moving.
      • It is useful to trigger as many "garlic" messages as you can to figure out where exactly his checkpoints are.
    • If he is attempting to escape, coming to within 10' of him at his next checkpoint will stop him. "Damn..." Move more than 10' away and he will resume moving forward.
  • In the first half, he will investigate one of each pair of rooms (three total). If the room is empty, he will move to the end, stay still for about 20 seconds and then resume moving.
    • If there are mobs in the room, he will say "Over to you." and attempt to escape at 75% speed. He will continue doing this until the mobs are cleared.
      • If he appears to be heading into a crab-filled room, run ahead of him and aggro them as quickly as you can (e.g. if MNK/THF: Steal, Mug, Chi Blast). When you have all three or he says "Over to you.", pull them back to just before the intersection, and hold Excaliace there until the mobs are dead.
  • In the second half, he will choose either the West or East path. If a mob aggros him (i.e. if he sees or hears a mob) he will say "Wh-what the...!?" or "Uh-oh." or "H-help!!!" and begin fleeing at 100% speed. He cannot be stopped while fleeing. He will travel about two map squares backward until he gets tired <Pant>...<wheeze>..., and then stay still for about 40 seconds. If you do not reach him after he catches his breath, he will attempt to escape at 75% speed.
    • Try to quickly kill any mobs that he flees from, or pull them back to his position. If pulling, be careful not to lose aggro; periodically attack it again while running. You will have some free time to kill the mob while Excaliace recovers, but if he recovers while the mob is nearby, he will flee again. However, this is preferable to him attempting to escape, as he will not stop in that case.
  • When he reaches the SW corner of (H-9) he will pause for 20 seconds.
• When he reaches (F-11)/(G-12) the Rune of Release will spawn nearby.
• If you are attempting this with two or more players, assign one player to escort while the rest kill mobs, first in the three rooms and then in the two possible paths. Done correctly, he should never attempt to escape.

My run: Cleared in 29:01 as THF/DNC. It took three attempts to clear out a single crab room without letting him escape too far. Five mobs aggroed him on the West path, and he eventually fled all the way back to (H-6/7). My luck was fairly good; I give a less than 40% chance of success on any given solo attempt regardless of player skill.

Summoner's perspective: Going SMN makes this a LOT easier. Being able to target mobs from 20 yalms away combined with being able to stop him before he gets to mobs means you can snipe mobs with an avatar and he never has a chance to run away because they never get close to him. It was trivial. Highly recommend doing SMN due to the distance they have. Easy.

Solo Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD.

Objective: Find the treasure in a Cursed Chest.

• Out of 12 Cursed Chests scattered around the area, 11 will be Mimics. The other will contain the objective.
  • Mimics have about 3500 HP and will continually use Draw In. They can be killed in under a minute by any DD.
  • Consult map. Pick a direction and hug one wall, opening any Cursed Chests you come across.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (H-7).

My run: Cleared in 14:02 as DRG/SAM. Objective was in the last possible spawn, forcing me to kill all 11 Mimics.

Solo Difficulty: Difficult

Duo Difficulty: Easy

Trio Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD with movement speed+, Flee.

This Assault is entirely luck-based. Difficulties given are based on testimony.

Objective: Retrieve an Orichalcum Ore for Mulwahah.

• Get a Pickaxe from Mulwahah at the start.
• Examine Mining Points to mine. If you break your Pickaxe, return to Mulwahah to get a new one.
  • If a worm spawns, kill it and wait for its body to disappear.
  • If the Mining Point disappears, move on and find another one.
  • Consult map. There are two paths to explore: One going NE and wrapping around W then SE into a hole, and another going E/NE into a hole and then wrapping around SW, both returning to the start.
• Once the Orichalcum Ore is found, all Qiqirn will become aggressive to the ore carrier. Avoid them with Invisible, or kill/sleep them.
• After the ore carrier speaks to Mulwahah, the Rune of Release will spawn nearby.

My run: Failed once. Cleared in 21:25 as THF/DNC.

Solo Difficulty: Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD with mage sub or ranged attack (e.g. Pebble)

Objective: Kill all 13 Mamool Ja.

• Consult map. There are 4 Mamool Ja on the top level; kill or aggro those before jumping down, as there are no paths back up.
  • Use Wide Scan to track down any mobs you may have missed. Mobs on the upper level can be pulled using magic or a ranged attack.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (I-7).

My run: Cleared in 17:02 as DRG/SAM. Killed 12 Mamools in 8 minutes, last Mamool was on the upper level. I would have certainly failed if I did not have Pebbles in my mog sack.

Solo Difficulty: Very Hard

Duo Difficulty: Difficult

Trio Difficulty: Easy

Recommended Jobs: Movement Speed+, Flee, AoE Sleep. BRD/THF if solo. In parties, THF, DNC/THF, and SMN/THF are acceptable.

As of May 14, 2015, a new item, Seafood Stewpot, has been added, which will fully feed all surrounding soldiers.

Objective: Feed all 12 soldiers.

• You cannot use your own food items, as they will not work. You must get all food items as items from Yazuhma
• See map for their locations (2 WSW, 2 SSW, 3 NW, 2 N, 3 SE).
• When you start the Assault, and after feeding a soldier, talk to Yazuhma to receive a food item.
  • Yazuhma can only speak to one player at a time. Quickly advance through the conversation to allow your partners to get their food.
  • Each soldier requires 7 "points" of food to become full. Yazuhma will give you one of the following items at random:
    • Seafood Stewpot: AoE 7 points
    • Bison Steak: 5 points
    • Coeurl Sub: 4 points
    • Bison Jerky: 3 points
    • Pea Soup: 2 points
    • White Bread: 1 point
  • In each group of 2-3 soldiers, each soldier will carry a unique buckler. This is an easy way to tell them apart. See legend on bottom-right of map.
• Speaking to a soldier while carrying a food item will give it to them, even if they are full.
  • When speaking to a hungry soldier without food, they will say "Have you brought the provisions?"
    • A hungry soldier, when fed, will say "Thank Zahak you're here. I was about to start eating my boots!"
  • When speaking to a full soldier without food, they will say "There's nothing like a full belly to put the power back in your sword swing. I pity the next monster that crosses my path!"
    • After feeding a group of soldiers, it is wise to make sure they all give you this message, especially if you are forgetful.
    • A full soldier, when fed, will say "You brought more supplies? Well, you can never have too much..."
• Be sure all party members are familiar with the walkthrough for this Assault. The best strategy is to send each party member off to feed a different group, and then have them help others once they are finished. The sixth player should be sent to the NW group as it is the furthest away.
• Flee, Powder Boots, and Hermes Quencher boost movement speed to 200%. Flee effects will overwrite Quickening.
  • Chocobo Mazurka, Chocobo Jig II, and Fleet Wind grant +25% movement speed on top of any bonus from equipment. They cannot be stacked with each other, however they will stack with Bolter's Roll. Apply one of these buffs in between Flee uses.
    • Give Crimson Eruca a wide berth to avoid losing Quickening. If they are aggroed, kill or sleep them quickly (e.g. Horde Lullaby II).
• Rune of Release will spawn next to Yahzuma.

My run: Cleared in 20:57 with 6 players.

Post-update run: Cleared in 22:55 as BRD/THF with Shneddick Ring. Received 3 stewpots out of 15 food items, so it appears that the drop rate is the same as the other foods.

Solo Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD, prefer blunt damage type. MNK/DNC.

Objective: Kill all the monsters.

• The south half has 6 Skeletons and 2 Ghosts. The north half has the same, plus 2 Doomeds.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (F-9).

My run: Cleared in 12:52 as MNK/WHM. Banish removes damage resistance from Undead, but only improved damage output by about 20%. Would have preferred Haste Samba.

Solo Difficulty: Very Easy

Recommended Jobs: Any DD.

Objective: Kill Lamia No.13.

• Locate her on Wide Scan.
• Rune of Release will spawn at (H-8).

My run: Cleared in 2:15 as DRG/SAM.